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| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | "This flush toilet is one of two shared by the 51 people who live in this slum. The other is an outdoor non-flush toilet shared by 14 people, 4 families. ... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | Two women wash clothes in large pails, while a girl and a young man stand nearby. "43 people, 10 families, share three outdoor hydrants. 8 people share 1 i... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | Two young girls stand near a water hydrant. "Hydrant placed on edge of steep bank. Used by 30 people in 9 families. Four of these families (17 people) live... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | "Two rooms. Six people, ages 33, 12, 8, 5, 2, 1. Wood heat. $12.00 per month. Carry water from neighbors front yard." Beekman Quarters housed 81 people i... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | A woman and a child sit on the front porch of a house. This building houses 8 people in two rooms. Beekman Quarters housed 81 people in 23 buildings. Non... |
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| Description: | "Homewood," with its four Ionic columns in front, was built in 1855-1860 and owned by David Hunt. People are posing on the stairs at the entrance. Caption ... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | Several houses along a dirt road. A person stands in the doorway of one house. "'Some roofs leak worse than others, but we all get wet inside when it rains... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | "The hydrant (blurred right center foreground) is shared by 21 people in 8 families. No streetlights, though the alley is well over 100 yards long. The lan... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | A deceased rat lies on the ground near a wood pile. 80 people live in 21 buildings in the Taylor Alley neighborhood of Natchez. The occupants have 11 hyd... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | A woman and two girls look on as a water hydrant is turned on by the woman. "Two families, 6 people, share this hydrant." “Row upon row of dilapidated bu... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | A family poses for photographers documenting living conditions. Beekman Quarters housed 81 people in 23 buildings. None of the houses in the neighborhood... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | "A water faucet located at the top of the hill (the upper end of the alley) behind the boy is used by eleven families, 28 people, who live in the buildings... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | "Forty-two year old man indicates condition of these buildings." Beekman Quarters housed 81 people in 23 buildings. None of the houses in the neighborhoo... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | A wood pile is located near the front porch of a house. Outhouses are in the far background. 80 people live in 21 buildings in the Taylor Alley neighborh... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of yard with a wood pile for fuel. In the background are roads, porches, and other dwellings. Beekman Quarters housed 81 people in 23 buil... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | One of the 15 outdoor toilets in the Beekman Quarters neighborhood of Natchez, Mississippi. "'It's been full for two months. We still have to use it or wal... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | A water hydrant stands next to a drainage ditch, while clothing hangs on a clothes like above. In the background, children walk away from the camera betwee... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | A wet and muddy dirt road in the Beekman Quarters neighborhood in Natchez, Mississippi. "No pavements, no drainage system, no streetlights, no sewers. No n... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | A building, possibly an outhouse, with a woodpile behind it. In the background, two houses with porches are visible. "No roads or streetlights or sidewalks... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | A small child is seated on a porch while a woman stands in the doorway. "Yards turn to mudd [sic] when it rains — children must play on broken and rotting ... |
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